DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z November 22, 2020
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S....
A patch of light density smoke attributed to seasonal burning was
detected over central Georgia extending northeast into northwestern
South Carolina.
Mid-Atlantic and adjacent coastal waters...
A long, narrow patch of light density smoke most likely attributed to
the significant amount of burning yesterday was detected over eastern
Virginia, southern Maryland, and southern Delaware. This plume and
extends northeastward for approximately 1000 miles over the Atlantic
Ocean just south of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Oregon and adjacent coastal waters...
A area of light density smoke from numerous small fires was detected
over the southwestern portion of the state and extending west off the
coast where it is traveling in a southward direction over the Pacific
Ocean.
Konon
THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF
SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED
FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE.
TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE
AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE
FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE:
JPEG: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
GIS: ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/
KML: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire)
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov